current community chat blog User Experience User Experience Meta more stack exchange communities Stack Exchange sign up log in tour help Tour Start here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site User Experience Questions Tags Tour Users Ask Question Take the 2-minute tour × User Experience Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for user experience researchers and experts. It's 100% free, no registration required. Why is the mouse cursor slightly tilted and not straight? up vote 106 down vote favorite 18 Is this a legacy thing or does a tilted cursor serves a purpose? I can tell that, the angle provides a totally vertical left edge which helps when highlighti...